Roseburg review. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 1885-1920, 1887-05-13
THE NUMBER SEVEN.
Numerous Combinations IN Which Seren
PiGUs a Part


Der seven in the scriptures seems to
Indicate that there are associated with
it certain events, that it may be term
ed the prophetic, representative sym.
bolic number consecrated to the holy
scriptures and the religion of the Jews
and other nations, by many mysteri-
GUS events and circumstances.
The Old Testament informs us that
God completed the work of creation in
seyen days, and set apart the seventh
day to be day of rest for all man.
kind.
The slayer of Abel was to be pun
ished seven fold, and the slayer of
Lamech, seventy and seven fold
| Of every clean beast Noah took in
| to the ark by sewers, and took With
him seven souls when he entered the
ark. After seven days the waters
were upon the face of the earth. The
intervals between the time of the send
ing out of the dove the second and
third time was seven days, and il the
seventh month the ark rested upon
the mountains of Alarat
In Pharaol's two dreams he saw
seven well-favored and fat kline and
seven ill-favored and lean kline, and
seven ears of corn on one stalk rank
and good, and seven ears blasted by the
east wind, which was followed by
seven years of great plenty and seven
years of famine.
The children of Israel were com.
manded to eat unleayend bread seven
days, and to observe the feast Of un-
leavened bread; seven days shall no
leaven be found in your houses.
The seventh month was signalized
by the feasts of trumpets, and the
celebration of the Feast of Tabernacles.
Seven weeks was the interval be.
tween the Passover and the Pentecost.
The seventh year was observed as
the Sabbathical year, and the year sue
ceeding seven times seven was the
year of jubilee.
Seven days were appointed as the
length of the feasts of Tabernacles
and Passover.
Seven days for the ceremonies for
conservation Of the priests.
Seven victims were to be offered on
any special occasion.
When Abraham and Abimlech
wanted to confirm an oath, they took
seven eve lambs Of the flock.
Jacob served Laban seven years for
each of his daughters
Delilah bound Samson with several
green withss and wove the seven locks
of his hair into the web.
Seven priests bearing seven trum-
pets, passed round the walls of jericho
seven days, on the seventh day pass
ing around seven times and it fell.
Nebuchadnezzar had the furnace
heated seven times hotter than it was
won't to be heated to burn the three
Hebrew children, and was driven from
among men to The beasts of the field
until seven years passed over him.
Elisha commanded Naaman to wash
in Jordan seven times and be cured of
his leprosy.
The sluggard is wiser in his own
conceit than seven men who can rem
der reason.
In the New Testament the Savior
commanded to forgive an erring broth
er not until seven times, but seventy
times seven if he repented.
In Revelations of st. John we read
of seven churches, seven spirits, seven
stars, seven seals, seven lamps, seven
golden candlesticks, seven angels,
seven walls and seven last plaques.
A notion once prevailed in England
with some people that the seventh con-
secutive born had power to heal Ger.
tain diseases.
Our great fight with the mother
country for liberty and independence
lasted seven years.
The President Of the United States
Grover Cleveland, was seven times
seven years Of age when he married;
his bride, Francis Folsom, three times
seven years of age making difference
in their ages of four times seven years.
The brides age and the difference adj
ded makes seven times seyen-the
Presidents age. The brides birth oe.
snrred seven years after The President
had attained TO his majority. Their
ages aided makes ten times seven,
three score ard the number Of years
allotted to the age Of man. Multiply
the nunll'er of their added ages by
seven, it n'''es seventy times seven,
the number of times the Saviour COM
mands to forgive an erring brother if
he erents.
You can astound yourself by keep
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